Top Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) stories to look for in this week’s issue:

• EU Carbon Removals Buyers’ Club launched in Brussels to coordinate public-private demand for CDRs.

• Microsoft signed a 650,000 CDR credit deal with BioCirc’s Denmark BECCS project, its first major CDR purchase since reports of a buying paus

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• Counteract launched “Carbon Curve”, a tool analyzing how carbon sequestration curves and capital intensity affect the profitability and scalability of CDR pathways.

• Isometric released a draft protocol for Improved Soil Management for public consultation. Deadline: 11 June 2026

• UK’s first certification scheme for biogenic stored carbon launched.

• Carbon Business Council research finds corporates support CDR but delay buying due to policy uncertainty.

• The Global South Carbon Dioxide Removal Coalition is hiring for the Executive Director.

• Lufthansa Group expanded its climate portfolio to 14 high-standard projects, doubling the share of long-term CDR to around 20%. The offtake includes DAC (Deep Sky), industrial biochar (Exomad Green), and regenerative agriculture (Klim) via Senken.

• Mati Carbon launched an open-source tool to explore data from its enhanced weathering field trials.

• CDR. fyi reported Q1 2026 was a record quarter for CDR, with 2.3Mt CO₂ contracted; biochar led demand and Microsoft remained the top buyer.

• ‎Germany launched project to develop carbon removals across three African countries.

• The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change and Politecnico di Milano will host the 4th International CDR Conference in Milan, June 10-12, 2026.

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